Treatment Programs
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Depresion
The point of depression rehab is to treat not just the body, not just the mind, not just the symptoms, but instead to treat the whole person. |
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Success with Depression Rehab
Nowadays the cause of depression is thought to be due to chemical imbalances in the brain. Contemporary scientists have come up with a variety of medications to correct those imbalances. Doctors select antidepressants based on their patient’s symptoms but there’s no one magic pill or one magic protocol. The drug side effects differ, as do their effectiveness.
Dosages and prescriptions are adjusted over time as doctors use their best judgment on which specific medications the symptoms respond to–or don’t respond to.
Depression rehab is not limited to drugs, however; it is combined with a variety of supportive practices, such as psychotherapy, cognitive and even physical therapy. The point of depression rehab is to treat not just the body, not just the mind, not just the symptoms, but instead to treat the whole person.
Symptoms of depression
Feeling tired and lethargic for most of the time; Persistent low moods and sadness, a feeling of despondency; Sleep disturbances, either inability to sleep or sleeping too much; A pessimistic outlook on life; Feeling anxious and nervous; Feelings of worthlessness or guilt, low self esteem; Frightening and irrational thoughts; Loss of pleasure in activities and lack of interest in sex; Avoidance of social contact and social situations; Changes in appetite involving either loss of appetite or an increased appetite and associated weight loss or weight gain; Emotional outbursts for no apparent reason and Irritability
